We are busy making our lists and checking them twice. Literally. There are so many lists this time of year. My current lunch-break list includes “find Christmas jammies, get priority boxes from post office, pick up more rice, buy flowers.”

It is a chaotic, joyful time when I can’t post what I’m making, or I’ll ruin the surprise. So, how about another photo of adorable Nelson?

I never thought a creature whose breath smells like sewage and seems to delight in farting on me, could grab my heart the way this muppet has.

(Thanks to Uncle Sagar for these recent photos. That gorgeous Bernese is his dog, Voo.)